Call For Bitcoin Private Fork Volunteers

Approximately 1 week ago, myself and "movrcx" the other original Zclassic founder announced that we are planning more active development with Zclassic. [1]

We have decided that one way to help revitalize the coin is to create a Bitcoin Fork similar to Bitcoin Cash or Bitcoin Gold, but appending the UTXO set in Bitcoin as CoinBase inputs on top of the Zclassic Blockchain.

Under this scenario, existing ZCL holders keep 1 ZCL, Bitcoin Holders also get 1 ZCL. Supply increases 16.75M coins (Bitcoin Supply). The community was split about this proposal. [2]

However, it is clear that "Bitcoin Private" is the most favored "brand", which would create the only fair, no-premine, no founder reward, ZK-Snark technology privacy based coin that all Bitcoin holders have access to use. [3]

After further discussion, the community seemed to most favor a Zclassic hard fork which supplied replay protection. This gives everyone the freedom to choose whether they want to keep using the legacy Zclassic chain, which remains a simple clone of Zcash with no founder reward, or Bitcoin Private. This is similar to the way that the ZEN/Zclassic split worked in the past where every Zclassic holder had 1 ZCL + 1 ZEN after the split. [4]

Moving Forward: We are looking for volunteers.

Specifically some, but not limited to the following roles:

Software Engineers able to work on core Zclassic

Social Media Organizers

Outreach Communication with Exchanges / Miners

If you would like to volunteer, please leave a short comment about how you would like to help and introduce yourself. Please upvote members that you feel can help make the best contributions.

As a community coin, it's important that people can view progress in a transparent and open manner. To make sure that we keep active progress through the last half of this busy month, we will plan on meeting at least once daily in the Telegram group, and possibly Google Hangouts.

Glad to see an update from you. I'm very convinced this will be a big project.

I have a computer science degree from one of the leading engineering schools in France and I work as Consultant in a big four firm

I can help you : 1 - Build and improve the existing website of Zclassic. 2 - Build a website for Bitcoin Private. 3 - Help you reach the french market throught a dedicated twitter, facebook and telegram account, a translation of the existing website, etc. 4 - Even help you with some blockchain code (Even if I haven't done any blockchain code before)

Dear Rhett. For two weeks now I have been actively promoting the twitterpage of Zclassiccoin. I have seen an increase from 7000 too nearly 16000 followers. i believe bitcoin private could be huge! Keep it comming. I would like to participate as an active Social Media Organizer. Please contact me. My name in telegram is hidden Pop.

Hi, I majored mathematics at an Ivy League and am a pseudo-PhD student still based at an Ivy League (pseudo now because I'm taking a gap year just to go deep into crypto and blockchain). Initially got interested, as I have a strong background in cryptography. Also, I'm Korean and I've been active on Korean telegram channels (all of which have 1k+ members), so I'd be interested in community managing in Korean. I have some connection with Korean exchanges like Korbit and Coinlink (as well as some Korean investors) and am planning to network more there, as I'm staying in Korea for 3 weeks over the winter soon. I'd be happy to help in any way. Thanks!

Hi, I majored in Mathematics and Computer Science from an Ivy League and have been researching Byzantine Agreement/Consensus protocols for about a year now and have written smart contract code. I have also worked at a top software firm in the past. I have worked with other ICO projects in the last few months as well and assisted in community management, whitepaper/technical paper analysis, etc.

I could help with the following:

Community management on telegram, twitter, reddit

Help reach the Indian market (rapidly growing) as well as investors and communities in the United States

Help with the codebase

Write articles on medium explaining the tech and reaching out to a larger community

I can help with the Branding . Logo and the other collaterals. I have done branding of a couple of other Coins. eg HUSH.

I have a humble suggestion, BTCZ is doing something very similar and I think the zsnarks and private transaction are being done by bunch of other coins already and the markets saturated. What if we could create a fork of BCH thats even faster and is a breeze to integrate with other apps, wallets, services. Because I feel thats the stuff with "real" value and will receive mass adoption.

The most important thing we need is engineers/developers. Unfortunately I can't help with this but I can contribute with managing marketing and social media, as well as recruiting volunteer developers.

Hello everyone. I am an engineer, artist and designer currently finishing master in design at ivy league university and MIT - pre PhD. Extended background in visual image of companies specially online. Crypto advocate. will be a pleasure to join and help with the branding

Marketing and paid traffic is my game - That means getting in front of crypto enthusiasts, day traders, wealthy people looking to get into crypto, rich idiots- you name it and I can find the audience and get in front of them.

I like where this is going so let me know what you need help with and what I can get rocking for ya!

I've spent the past few years as a product manager and tech consultant leading design & dev of several high profile mobile apps & websites.

Now I've founded my own tech startup and led the design & dev for my company's app and site. I'd be happy to do the same for Bitcoin Private, starting with the new website, and hopefully soon after a mobile app.

My main focus and strength is creating the most modern and clean looking websites and apps. Looking forward to doing the same for this coin!

Hey guys, I would also like to offer my services. I own a digital marketing company and was (in a past life) a branding specialist, Angel investor and Business Analyst. I dont even require compensation. I already have stock in the project and would prefer to see it distributed as widely as possible anyway. We can assist with all design, web development, SEO, adword marketing, influencer outreach, social media management and mainstream advertising. I am also in an investment network with a wide reaching arm that share my belief in the concept of a privacy centric BTC - in fact I have written an artcile I was going to publish about the construct of BTC integrating privacy features, therefore I truly understand and believe in your trajectory. Would love to help grow the brand.

Hey guys. I'd like to help in any way I can. I can do some web development. Graphics. I have whiteboard animation software. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help out. Love the project and invested until then end.

Hey Rhett, I have a masters in politics and 10+ years in business & IT, currently studying management accountancy, I can add value to the business and management side of your operations as well as 'bug fix' things like PR, social media output, help direct the brand in a 'winning' direction and help to 'put out fires' within the organisation. I'm located in the UK so could also act as a regional POC.

I basically do everything except programming and networking, which I aware are the two key elements to making this venture succeed.

I’m a senior software engineer with more that 10 years experience in software development, currently working for an AV company. My strongest skills are in window development (C, C++, C#) but I also have some experience in web development (HTML, CSS, Angular, Js, Typescript, Node Js) and also with mobile cross platform development (Xamarin). I don’t have experience in blockchain development but I am really eager to learn. I could help in developing the wallet, improve the website and of course work on the core.

Im new to all of this, and a granny but have loved technology since the 70's. Though Im only an accountant and licensed professional, I have a few crypto platforms on FB that I moderate and would love to share the news for the future of this Zclassic to BTC Private

i noticed that the logo we have now on the website is a little bit off-center, and the color seems too dark or too dry? BLUE signifies security, stability and reliability, it evokes the feeling of trust. so i propose this, recentred and recoloured:

HEX:#004090 or PMS 293 C looks perfect but i noticed that it may be a little too similar to Digibyte?

So i tried a deeper shade of BLUE, which could signify stronger security and privacy for the new cryptocurrency. And it is dark as @HeyRhett's dark Plum-like color. I personally prefer a brighter blue, but i made a darker version just in case. What do you think? these are mockups and i will make SVG files if needed.. :)

Hello, I am a CS Undergraduate student doing research in Consensus algorithms and protocols (Blockchain, tangle, etc). I can code but specifically my hands on experience is in Testing and Automation, would love to join the team! Am also covering bitcoin private on my youtube channel very soon!

My main area of expertise, for the last decade, has been writing medical papers and getting them published in reputable medical journals, mainly for global pharmaceutical companies. I have however, been studying any crypto-related white papers for the last few years, drafting up a few novel ideas myself. The btcp fork is very exciting as I understand it will be the realisation of a much needed tech mutation/adaptation, which ideally should happen sooner rather than later in the crypto evolutionary pathway. As genes that code for function, cryptocoin concepts can be merged, and the new resultant coin's characteristics will either be an aid and become favoured, or a hindrance leading to it's demise. Luckily, in crypto we get to choose what goes in the mix, and btcp is now our cutting edge!

I also have experience in conceptualising new creative digital marketing campaigns, and writing all related materials, again in the healthcare space. Worked in a few award-winning creative agencies, but now mainly focusing on technical writing (clinical trials, white papers, review papers, etc), as well as materials for advisory board meetings (presentations, brainstorming aids, engaging summaries of key info, interactive iPad presentations, posters, and the final meeting report, which requires many layers of approval, including the participants (usually Professors, experts, etc.)), as is usually more engaging/rewarding.

I’m interested to take part on this awesome project. I’m definitely convinced that this will be a great and awesome project.

I have a Computer Engineering degree on one of the top Universities here in the Philippines. I work as a Software Engineer in NCR corporation one of retail giants in the industry, I’m on the retail software.

I can help you on the following perspectives: 1 - Code Review and Improve the existing core Zclassic Core code. 2 - Help on the Philippine Market through social media accounts as well as in person ads. 3 - Help improve on Build Servers on daily builds for the project. Help with the overall process.

I have never made any Blockchain apps to be honest, but I will make sure that I can deliver and learn along the way so that I can be of great help.

Hey, I am a software developer with over 10 years experience in many languages including C++, Python, Swift, Java and others. I have little experience in blockchain development however. Please could you let me know how I could help...

Super cool to see your team offering such a great opportunity for others :) I work as a community developer in southern California. I help property owners in low-income areas fully utilize their land's untapped value by redeveloping their parcel to maximize rental cash-flow, as well as building/managing/maintaining on-site cryptocurrency mining to provide additional passive income/savings for the property owner. One way I would like to contribute is to help recruit miners through the low-income communities I service, allowing these communities and the bitcoin private community to help each other grow and flourish. Thanks!!

My name is Adrian Fröhlich. I am from Germany and support the BitcoinPrivate Coin. I run mining myself and also support fund.zclassic.org We are a group of people with programmers, our own mining pool and a specialist in social media (Adrian) I would like to contribute for the German area to make BTCP known. I am 50 years old and have a lot of experience in bigger projects. Most recently, I was the main representative to the Allianz Group, supporting several other projects. My network is well developed. If I can take on a task then please write to: bitcoin-for-people@gmx.de

Okay, I have 50 ZCL tokens and a little BTC on coinexchange.io - a kick butt exchange - I need to understand how leaving an edit on Reddit is gonna get me ZCL? From what I understand, the snapshot will locate the ZCL and BTC and calculate the sum total of BTC and ZCL and I will received BTCP for the sum total of the two coins - help me clarify, do we need to get a wallet or will you place the BTCP on Coinexchange? ...have an official word??

Hello I'd like to get involved. I am interested in mining and creating a pool, and transacting in BTCP in my computer repair business. I would also like to help get others setup to mine and take transactions. I am in Newcastle, Australia.

I am a good speaker from Pakistan with 3 native languages of Pakistan, english, Urdu and Sindhi, I can make a good team of other language speakers here and can promote your coin. Write me back. Thank You.

Is there a working wallet for tradesatoshi? The electrum wallet on coinomi for zcl does not download and times out on all attempts. I have my coins in trade satoshi now. what happens if i do not get a wallet ??

Hello, I have a great connection of people to help promote this coin! 5-6 real live accounts on instagram with atleast 10k+ active followers. My connections are models and clothing brand promoters so hitting a different crowd is always a good option. Message me and I am more than happy to get involved!

Hi Rhett, I have a combined degree in computer science and mathematics and an MSc in Economics and would like to help the project anyway i can. Mostly interested in learning blockchain technology as stated in the white paper. I will also help in spreading the word in Africa which has been the biggest beneficiary of this technology.